Radiological Sciences About Us Message from the Chair Outreach Contact Us Education & Training Residency Programs Diagnostic Radiology Residency Integrated Interventional Radiology Residency Independent Interventional Radiology Residency Fellowship Programs Resident & Fellow Resources Research Faculty Labs & Research Centers Divisions Abdominal Imaging Breast Imaging Cardiothoracic Imaging Musculoskeletal Imaging Neuroradiology Imaging Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Pediatric Imaging Vascular & Interventional Radiology Clinical Expertise Clinical Programs Faculty Minimally Invasive Image-Guided Musculoskeletal Therapies Home About Campus & Community Resources Communications & Public Relations Office Radiological Sciences: Clinical Expertise > Clinical Programs > Minimally Invasive Image-Guided Musculoskeletal Therapies About Musculoskeletal Therapies Substantial advances in percutaneous image-guided minimally invasive musculoskeletal oncologic treatments offer a robust armamentarium for radiologists managing cancer patients with musculoskeletal involvement. Sub-specialized radiologists offer such procedures, including bone thermal ablation, musculoskeletal soft tissue thermal ablation, mentoplasty (including vertebral augmentation), neurolysis, embolization, and palliative injections, to achieve durable, timely, safe and effective palliation and local tumor control in a multidisciplinary setting. Interventional Oncology & Musculoskeletal Therapies We treat a wide range of benign and malignant musculoskeletal pathologies, including: Bone and soft tissue ablation Tumor embolization Bone tumor percutaneous sclerosis Vascular malformations Vein disease of the lower extremity Genicular artery embolization for knee osteoarthritis Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty Sacroplasty Nerve block, joint injection, chemical (alcohol), neurolysis or cryoneurolysis for pain Musculoskeletal Oncologic Treatments The National Comprehensive Cancer Network and the American College of Radiology endorse minimally invasive musculoskeletal oncologic treatments and incorporate them into treatment guidelines for patients with musculoskeletal tumors. The multidisciplinary goals of musculoskeletal oncologic treatments in patients with musculoskeletal tumors are to achieve symptom palliation and local tumor control. Such treatments are also performed with curative intent in patients with skeletal oligometastatic disease. These procedures are typically performed in conjunction with or supplemented by adjuvant radiation therapy, chemotherapy or surgery and usually do not hinder other treatments such as systemic therapies or clinical trial enrollment. Patient Care Please visit our healthcare website for more information on minimally invasive image-guided musculoskeletal therapies. RADIOLOGY SERVICES